A couple of years ago on a flight, Tony Buzan and I were duelling with puzzles. He stumped me when he asked what a "ghoti" was. Apparently, George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was fond of pointing out the ...

We all know Kolkata is known for its heritage food, especially street food. It’s fascinating to see certain Kolkata-style dishes now traveling abroad, carried by Bengalis or by people who have spent ...

Those from outside West Bengal might not know this but there’s a divide in the culture between the Ghotis, originally from here, and the Bangals, who trace their lineage from present-day Bangladesh.

After the Nashik grapes and the valley wine, Indrayani, a special variety of rice processed in the mills of Ghoti, 35km from Nashik, may also get the geographical indication (GI) tag soon.

Fishing for the answer? This word-riddle-meets-optical-illusion is harder to catch than you might think. TikTok users have been left puzzled as they struggle to guess how to correctly pronounce the ...